Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo vs North African Hedgehog

Hippopotamus amphibius compared with Atelerix algirus

Key Differences

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo is Vulnerable while North African Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Erinaceomorpha (猬形目)
Family	Hippopotamidae (Hippos)	Erinaceidae
Genus	Hippopotamus (Hippos)	Atelerix
Species	Hippopotamus amphibius	Atelerix algirus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo and North African Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

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Conservation Status

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~130.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo	North African Hedgehog
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	40 years	—
Average Length	3.5 m	—
Average Weight	1.5 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

非洲最危险的大型哺乳动物，河马（Hippopotamus amphibius）体重可达3200千克，栖居于撒哈拉以南非洲的河流、湖泊和湿地。半水生生活方式使其每天最多在水中浸泡16小时以降温，夜间则在陆地上觅食草料。尽管外表看似温顺，河马极具攻击性且领地意识强烈，每年造成数百人伤亡。由于栖息地丧失和象牙非法猎杀，该物种被列为易危。